<p>I am in highschool right now and want to go into the field of earth science, but I'm kind of confused about the schooling. Is geophysics something you take in just graduate school or do you get a degree for it in undergrad? Also, could someone get a geology degree in undergrad than do geophysics or any other specialization such as petroleum or oceanology in grad school? What would be some good undergrad schools for geology? I can only find a list for grad schools. Thanks for any help!:D</p>
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<p>I have worked with geophysicists from this school (University of Alaska), the site has examples of Undergrad Geology, Undergrad Geosciences (with either geophysics or geology emphasis), along with M.S./Ph.D. in both Geology and Geophysics. You might look at it as an example of such programs. Many graduates end up working in the petroleum or mining areas, or even during their time at school.</p>
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<p>Geophysics is sub-specialty of the broader field of Geology and I do not believe that many schools offer a BS in Geophysics. students normally get an MS or PhD in Geophysics after earning a BS in either Physical Geology or General Physics and taking the bulk of their Geophysics courses as graduate students. </p>
<p>A possible course of action might be to major in Geology as an undergraduate but take a large number of electives in Physics or major in Physics and take all of your electives in Geology. Then you could apply as a Geophysics major to some of the fairly large number of universities that offer graduate programs in Geophysics.</p>
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<p>Here is a list of schools providing geophysics degrees:
[List</a> of Universities/Colleges/Institutes with Geophysics Programs/Degrees in USA - Geophysics Forum](<a href=“Geophysics Forum - Index page”>Geophysics Forum - Index page)</p>
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<p>If you want to do geophysics then you might want to consider majoring in physics. I want to go into geophysics (seismology) as well and I’m currently majoring in physics and minoring in geology (hopefully). I’ve been told many times that it’s easier for a physicist to pick up the relevant geology than for a geologist to pick up the relevant physics/math. You should be fine either way but I think physics → geophysics is best.</p>
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<p>^ I’m also a physics major considering mineral physics, planetary dynamics or seismology. I’ve heard that physics is the best preparation for many geophysics programs.</p>
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<p>As far as majoring in geophysics for undergrad, not all schools offer it that is why there are plenty of geology majors that go on to grad school for geophysics. You don’t necessarily need to be a physics of geophysics major to be accepted to a MS/PhD geophysics program. As far as schools for petroleum geology undergraduate, Texas A&M University is the place to be. It has a large and diverse department and plenty of undergrad research (not just for petroleum geology). It prepared me well for my MS geology program at another school</p>
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